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Murder probe continues ‘non-stop’ Police keep digging, but no arrests made in LaDarrell Hart murder case By MITCH SNEED Editor
Alexander City Police Department investigators have interviewed nearly two dozen people, processed and reviewed hundreds of pieces evidence and have been working around the clock to devel-
op a suspect in the Wednesday morning murder of LaDarrell Lamar Hart. But as of 6:30 Thursday evening, Alexander City Interim Police Chief Jay Turner said no arrests have been made. “It has been a revolving door around here,” Turner said. “We have been work-
ing to talk to anyone that may have any information, anyone who may have had contact with the victim that day and people who may have seen something or heard something. “In a case like this you have to talk to everyone and as those people are elimi-
Downtown alley plan withdrawn
First speaker in series is slated to be Dr. Mark Conversino By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
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Above, local GOP leader Denise Bates grabs a photo with Representative Mike Rogers as she prepares for the main attraction, the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States.
CEREMONIAL EXPERIENCE Local GOP leader to attend inauguration By MITCH SNEED Editor
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president this morning with an inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C. and there on the front lawn will be the leader of the Tallapoosa County Republican Party. Denise Bates arrived in Washington on Wednesday and said she is looking forward to her first inaugural experience. “It’s very exciting to be here and be a part of the process our country’s government at work,” See INAUGURATION • Page 6
A local senior group with a focus on continuing education is scheduled to soon start its winter semester of lectures at the Alexander City Board of Education Building. Horizon’s Unlimited’s second series of six events are scheduled to begin next Monday with a speaker from the Maxwell Air Force Base Air College. Volunteer Susie Boyles said the series is designed to provide informational and academic subjects and they may also be “subjects that you’ve never thought about.” The talks are scheduled for Mondays from 1:30-3 p.m., in the Alexander City Schools BOE conference room. “It’s a lecture series to enrich academically seniors or anybody that would like to come,” said Boyle, who is in her fifth year volunteering with the Horizons Unlimited. Altogether, the group had been promoting continuing education in the Lake Martin area for 26 years, and the school board had been promoting their efforts. “They like to have continuing education going on in the community,” Boyles said. There will also be refreshments at the classes, by way of coffee and sweets The classes are are open to all ages See HORIZONS • Page 6
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Horizons Unlimited set to begin Jan. 23
Leadership Lake Martin Group pens letter explaining reasons The Leadership Lake Martin group that had hoped to address a safety concern and help beautify a downtown alley has withdrew their proposal over the opposition that came from a small group of residents and downtown business owners. Meredith Collari, a member of the Blue team in this session’s Leadership Lake Martin class, withdrew the proposal in a letter to Mayor Jim Nabors, members of the Alexander City City Council and City Attorney Larkin Radney. “When we proposed this, we felt it was a positive step towards making downtown Alexander City safe, vibrant, and more pedestrian friendly,” Collari wrote in the letter “However, with the backlash we have received from a small number of people and the recent threat of a lawsuit from Mitch Gavin, we do not feel this is an initiative we want to be involved in any longer.” The idea was to close the alley between the buildings at 33 Main and 41 Main to vehicular traffic and make it a public walkway with planters and other enhancements that would have created a pedestrian friendly, beautified space. The concept was first introduced as part of the city’s master plan, but has seen similar use with events like Rally In The Alley in recent years. See ALLEY • Page 3
nated, often times they give you other names or information that you have to check out as well. It has been non-stop, but that’s where we are right now.” Hart was found shot to death by his roommate at about 5 a.m. when he came
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Benjamin Russell High School has announced that its annual Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25 for grades 9-12. BRHS Counselor Kerrie Carr said it is part of the high school’s broader effort to introduce the students to a variety of employers from different industries. “We give them an opportunity to hear about four different career fields each year so by the time they graduate they’ve heard from 16 different presenters,” said Carr. The event’s first session will start at 7:50 a.m., where employers will make presentations to different classes of students. See CAREER • Page 6
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Harbor Freight nearing completion Work at what will become the newest location of Harbor Freight in the former Steele’s location in the Marketplace Shopping Center on Highway 280, is progressiong well. Contractors bselieve they may be able turn the building over to the managers in less than two weeks and the store could open by mid-February. The company is known for having tools of all kinds sold at affordable prices.
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